Comments on: Alex Ovechkin's 'apology'http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/
ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.comFri, 09 Dec 2016 13:37:14 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Hockeyfan10http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-721
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:50:07 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-721As far as Ovechkin goes, he does dirty hits throughout the season, and this one is no different. Of all the Capitals games I’ve watched, the refs are usually pretty easy on Ovechkin, and often make calls in favor of the Capitals. So complaining about a suspension is ridiculous-it was a long time coming. I agree that the refs are inconsistent, and the real problem is them not enforcing the rules.
]]>By: Love for the game not the NHLhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-720
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:04:23 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-720Whether you agree or disagree with the suspension, the issue is not OV, or Cooke, or any other player out there. It’s Colin Campbell and the NHL. The following is a great article that pretty much sums it up. INCONSISTENCY.http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=burnside_scott&id=4998669
]]>By: Mardamhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-719
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:25:52 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-719I DID play the game. In high school, college and the AHL. It’s a penalty. It was unnecessary. You don’t hit someone from behind (yes, the fact that you could read Cambell’s name and number doesn’t prove it wasn’t from behind. Sheesh who was that guy anyway?)after they’ve gotten rid of the puck. Finishing a check is taking someone into the boards or shouldering them off in the open ice, not pushing them from behind like that. He deserved it. And please let’s stop with the conspiracy theories about Sid the Kid or comparing it to something else. Makes you sound like 6yr olds.
I LOVE OV. But he is getting a rep, and not a good one. This hurts him in two ways. First, eventually he is going to tone down his game. That may be good because he won’t get suspended, but also bad. He does play on the edge, and needs that. There are ways to play like that and not put yourself in this position. But he likes to line guys up in the open ice too. And sooner or later, like once already this year, he’s going to miss by just a bit and stick that leg out. And next time he may blow someone’s knee out, or worse, his own.
And that leads me to the second way his rep will hurt him. Right now, opposition players shy away from trying to line him up in the open ice. Too much chance to miss and set up a good scoring chance for the Caps. But soon, if this continues, players will begin looking for him. They’ll begin to get the idea that it just might be worth the chance. And that’s no good for anyone, especially Ovechkin and the Caps.
This is getting to be a worrisome trend. Where there’s smoke….
]]>By: TKhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-718
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:10:31 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-718Wow! Take your ritalin and relax! (And I highly doubt any GMs or owners are reading your rants – get over yourself already).
]]>By: Big G from Texashttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-717
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:45:20 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-717Rob Stupid… ComeOnMan!! Get real.. I am a fan of hockey and know that each and every night it takes at least 2 or more guys to control Alex the Great…
Yea, like some people that just don’t understand X’s and O’s in any sports, It is true Sid the kid has a Cup, and yes that is earned by a whole team, and he has a Gold Medal and yes that is earned by a whole country, enough said on Sids team awards.
The problem with what Sid the sissy doesn’t have is guts.. He is a clean up guy like Dino Sissyreally once was or St.Louis. Sid has great skating skills and flicking strenghts, but again, he will never have 2 or more players on him nightly and also will never win as many self earned awards in his lifetime.. Oh did I say Alex shares the puck to his team, that is why he will win another point trophy this year and he is a freaking Left Winger not a CENTER!! Give me a break ROB..
Hockey is a tough sport, just ask that goon we let go last year Matt Cooke, what a DONK, if it wasn’t for Cooke smashing guys and doing the dirty, Sid the sissy wouldn’t have as many goals as he has this year up until now.. BTW.. What happened to #71 Makin Bacon? I guess Sid the sissy is being fed the puck more then Malkin and when he isn’t hanging around the net to stuff the trash in..
Ovechkin is, I mean will be the next Ore/Hull/Gretsky, when it’s all said and done..
Sid will be like Tom Brady or Eli Manning crying to the Zebras, OV hit me, that’s not fair, Ovechkin sits and slides on his butt and scores goals, that’s not fair.. Ovechkin slaps the puck so hard that television tech cannot pick up his shot, that isn’t fair.. Get used to it..
Rob first of all!! Learn the freakin sport.. This $hi& feeds the sport of hockey and the whole league is affraid of Alex the Great..
Big G will also smash your a$$ if I was on the ice. LMAO.. So learn the game and understand what 260 pounds of a beast flying like a 747 down the ice will feel like if you are player that happens to get run over so you can be on SPorts Center highlights because you were next to OV..
ATTN: To all GM’s and owners out there that might also read this, if it wasn’t for Ovechkin or Sissy Boy Crosby fueling the need for Joe wannabe skater out there that knows everything about who is better that the next player and thus the Zebras and media wouldn’t feed this hype, the hockey league would be in the dump like it was before and after the stike. BORING!!!!! Losing money daily..
]]>By: Juanhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-716
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:17:04 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-716I’ve seen this same type of play happen many dozens of times & a penalty is not called 99% of them.I personally think this type of play is a penalty,a 2 minute one,NOT a Suspension of any type.When you compare it to Cooke’s hit or any of the other headshot’s that didn’t even merit a penalty in the NHL’s eyes, it’s absurd to issue this suspension. Let’s face facts, the ref’s all call the game differently & turn a blind eye to many flagrant violations,I.E. Holstrom in the crease,that horrible goal against the Pens where the player knocked Fluery’s glove down with his stick on a routine shot that counted for a goal,any on the many blindside headshots. I like the Hawks & it sucks that Campbell is out for the regular season.
]]>By: Anonymoushttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-715
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:29:58 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-715Please do the world a favor and don’t breed. You sound like a typical, bitter Caps fan who is going to piss and moan again this spring when the Cap players are golfing instead of playing for the cup.
]]>By: Eddiehttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-714
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:07:19 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-714yes, he flew in from above and the fact that you can see part of his jersey is proof.
]]>By: Lisahttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-713
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:37:59 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-713What does sid have to do with anything. I am a Pens fan and didn’t see where Sid had a commentary on Ovechkin’s hit. I think that the league has to crack down on the cheap /dirty hits that are happening. The league missed the mark when they didn’t suspend Matt Cooke for his hit on Savard and the Downe hit on Crosby also should have resulted in a suspension. I realize hitting is part of the game, but flagrant, cheap hits have no place in the NHL.
]]>By: Bobbyhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-712
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:03:24 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-712“The debates about blindside hits, hits the head or even slew-foots have no bearing in this situation; hits from behind and into the boards always have been and always will be punished, at every level of hockey.”
Really? Then how come David Koce wasn’t suspended for this hit on Mike Green earlier this season?

]]>By: Paulhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-711
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:01:53 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-711The hit Ovi made on Campbell would not have been a penalty if he didn’t have two suspensions this season and should have had another for the hit on Gonchar in the playoffs last spring.
Any deliberate attept to injure should be an automatic suspension.
Cooke should have received a 10 game suspension for head hunting and the Downe hit on Crosby should have received a game misconduct and a suspension.
The Caps are so far ahead in the weak a$$ Atlantic Division that the two games Ovi got can be a vacation.
]]>By: Atgamehttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-710
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:55:32 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-710I was at the game, saw the play live. It was dirty and inexcusable.
Now the Blackhawks lose their star defenseman for the rest of the
season because of that knucklehead. The penalty should be the same for him, out for the rest of the season. Maybe that will make him think twice about those kind of plays in the future.
]]>By: Atgamehttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-709
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:53:59 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-709I was at the game, saw the play live. It was dirty and inexcusable.
Now the Blackhawks lose their star defenseman for the rest of the
season because of that knucklehead. The penalty should be the same for him, out for the rest of the season. Maybe that will make him think twice about those kind of plays in the future.
]]>By: TKhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-708
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:44:08 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-708C’mon, bud, let’s try to make some sense here. Crying about Sid in my first post? In my one and only post (before this one) regarding this article the only “crying” I did was to question what the article had to do with Sid. Adam, you need to get your readin’ straight before you attempt to take someone to task here. (Oh, and Retention Deficit Disorder? Blunder? Or attempt at humor? Either way, it made me laugh a bit. Good job.)
]]>By: SteelCityChampshttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-707
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:43:47 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-707Ovechkin could be an extra in the remake of Quest For Fire and not use make up. The dude is a cheapshot artist always will be.That’s ok because karma is a bitch.
]]>By: Wangedwinghttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-706
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:36:57 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-706yet Ovehckin was suspended for something that happens countless times a game, and was no more reckless or dangerous then a full on open ice hit.
Thats StakeX’s opinion. doesn’t matter bro, it was still illegal, read the rule book..I agree with you on Cooke, and don’t know what he wasn’t suspended, or why a penalty wasn’t assessed, but, I know Ovi’s hit was indeed illegal. I don’t think he intended to injure, and thats not really the point..no matter how you slice it, if your on the ice, and the guy behind you gives you a shove, there is a distinct possibility that you’ll lose control and fall, your on ice for crying outloud. It happens..the rule is the rule..doesn’ tmatter, who, doesn’t matter what..the rule is the rule. Dont complain about them calling it on Ovi..bitch about them not calling it on others..lets get them consistant!
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Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:29:33 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-705As an (unenviable) Bruins fan I have watched with dismay over the lack of these types of punishments. It’s about time they get tougher with these goons like Cooke who’s clear intent to injure with a blindside hit to the head caused a grade 2 concussion to Savard, he should have been arrested, never mind suspended. And there’s the thug Randy Jones who all but ruined a young Patrice Bergeron’s brilliant career with a blindsided hit from behind into the boards. And of course Ulf Samuelsson’s cheap shot that ended one of the premier power forwards Cam Neely’s career.
The fact that it’s a rough sport has always been a draw (especially to an Original 6 fan like me), but it’s a damn shame when someone too stupid to realise the consequences pulls something like this. 2 games – good bye and good riddance.
]]>By: Wingnuthttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-704
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:28:01 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-704Sid is still a whinny turd.
]]>By: Wangedwinghttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-703
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:27:00 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-703actually…Ovi did say he didn’t agree with the call, his teamates said much the same…I play hockey..the hit was at least dangerous, and as we found out, injurious. Hockey is a rough and tumble sport..but let me ask you a question, lets say they never call a hit like that again..and all the teams institute that style of play..you gonna watch it? Because, if this is any indication…we won’t have many players left..it’ll be nothing but goons.
]]>By: stakeXhttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2010/03/16/alex-ovechkins-apology/comment-page-1/#comment-702
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:25:05 +0000http://localhost/wp/3.0/?p=341#comment-702Why can’t you believe people don’t understand why Ovechkin was suspended? Matt Cooke goes out of his way to intentionally try and hurt someone, like he has done countless times in his career and there was no suspension, yet Ovehckin was suspended for something that happens countless times a game, and was no more reckless or dangerous then a full on open ice hit. If Campbell didn’t lose an edge as he attempted to turn away from the push, there would have been no issue at all. It really wasn’t even a dangerous play…. it was an unfortunate play. Yet the league will allow you to head-hunt people? Awesome…..
And dont say “Matt Cooke’s hit was legal” becuase thats simply bull. Intent to injur is in the rule book, and is more then suspendable… especially for a repeat offender. Colin Campbell just left his balls at home this week I guess… on both occasions. Didn’t have the balls to suspend a Penguins player (CC loves Pittsburg as we all know) who deliberatly ended a player season, yet buckled to the Chicago crys for a suspension. Such a shame NHL fans have to deal with this.
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